Dane Theodore, Assistant Superintendent of Facilities / Services explains the reasons for the proposed closure of schools in Brevard County.

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Mackenzie Ryan
FLORIDA TODAY

Brevard Public Schools leaders will consider closing Freedom 7 Elementary in Cocoa Beach and Pinewood Elementary in Mims as alternatives to shuttering two schools currently on the chopping block.

The new options, which would close one of the top elementary schools in the state, are being drawn up based on feedback from a series of community meeting held the last two weeks.

The last meeting, about the possible closure of Clearlake Middle in Cocoa, drew more than 150 parents, students and community members Tuesday. It is Cocoa's only middle school and within walking distance for many ...